Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom

Highs and lows of a roller-coaster trip

2012-05-27 00:00:00

If you go Cedar Point, 1 Cedar Point Drive, Sandusky, Ohio; (419) 627-2350, http://www.cedarpoint.com. Must: Cedar Downs Racing Derby, one of the last racing carousels in the world. Miss: The miserable Mantis stand-up coaster, which left my head aching....

A road trip across America's Coaster Belt

2011-07-14 05:15:00

I’m setting off on a road trip across America's "Coaster Belt," hitting eight theme parks in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey in just 10 days. Along the way, I'll visit some of the oldest amusement parks in the world and climb aboard classic wooden...

Cedar Point to launch Luminosity nighttime spectacular this summer

2012-04-19 05:30:00

Cedar Point plans to turn the Ohio theme park's Million Dollar Midway into the $6-million Luminosity nighttime spectacular complete with lights, lasers and fireworks tied to a stage performance with DJs, dancers and drummers. PHOTOS: Luminosity nighttime...

Top 10 roller coasters at Cedar Point

2011-07-15 05:15:00

Known as "America's Roller Coast," Cedar Point has been home to many record-breaking rides over the years and boasts a towering skyline of steel unmatched by any other amusement park. Photos: View the Top 10 Cedar Point roller coasters With 17 coasters,...

Taking a nostalgic ride on the world's oldest roller coasters

2011-07-18 05:15:00

Reporting from Lakemont Park in Altoona, Pa.-- My current� travels across the great American roller-coaster belt will put me aboard five of the oldest operating coasters in the world, including the very oldest at little Lakemont Park here in Altoona....

A thrilling ride through America's oldest amusement parks

2011-07-21 16:45:00

Reporting from Dorney Park in Allentown, Pa.-- The campgrounds, picnic groves and trolley parks that proliferated in Pennsylvania and Ohio in the late 19th century have survived through lean times and changing tastes to become some of the oldest...

California's Great America amusement park losing another roller coaster

2011-01-28 17:20:00

California's Great America has announced plans to remove the third coaster in less than a decade – a period in which no new coasters were added to the amusement park in Santa Clara, Calif. Invertigo, an inverted shuttle coaster that made its...

Top 10 new theme park rides for 2011

2010-11-12 09:44:00

It already feels as if 2011 is shaping up as a tweener ye ar for new rides and attractions at U.S. theme parks. Last year saw the blockbuster debuts of Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal's Islands of Adventure in Florida and the "World of...

What's new at theme parks around the country

2008-05-19 00:00:00

It's a big year for fans of theme parks and roller coasters all over North America. The long list of new attractions includes the rock 'n' roll-themed Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach, S.C.; the Nickelodeon-themed park at Minnesota's Mall of America; Toy...

Sports bar chain faces whistle-blower suit

2013-05-23 18:19:27

The Chickie's & Pete's sports bar chain, whose newest restaurant opened this month in Dorney Park, has been hit with whistle-blower lawsuit. A former manager at a Chickie's & Pete's sports bar in Egg Harbor, N.J., has accused the chain of firing her...

Lessons from Aurora, Colo., shooting: Lehigh Valley EMS workers told to be prepared but flexible

2013-05-21 17:56:22

Minutes after a madman began shooting in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., last July, police and emergency medical workers, trained regularly in disaster response, sprang into action. They converged on the theater complex, set up a safety perimeter and...

Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones to help open Wildwater Kingdom season

2013-05-21 17:53:00

From nearly drowning as a child to becoming an Olympic swimmer, two-time gold medalist Cullen Jones knows firsthand the importance of learning to swim. On Saturday, he will discuss water safety with children and talk about his experience swimming for...

Dorney Park's plans for fireworks displays every night this summer are not sitting well with South Whitehall Township officials.

2013-05-16 13:13:00

Enjoying ice cream cones at Dorney Friday are from left: Mackenzie Conroy, 13, and Saige Schuster, 14, both of Hawthorne, New Jersey. Dorney Park opened its 2013 season Friday.

2013-05-03 00:00:00

Liberty High School Band provide music in the staging area for the Annual March for Babies by the March of Dimes held at Dorney Park on Sunday

2013-04-28 00:00:00